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john boehner said, "we believe there's a better way to reduce the deficit." part of the proposal has included cuts to entitlement programs like medicare and social security. the president signaled yesterday he may be open to some of those. hallie jackson, wbal-tv 11 news . >> some good news for the housing industry. home prices rose by more than -- the most in six and half years. prices rose by 8.3% in december. prices rose last year in 46 of the 50 states. this helps to fuel the housing recovery. a new study on engaging traffic fines drivers need to allow more time for traffic if they want to arrive on time. everett should add more = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = driver should set aside nearly two hours in the washington, d.c., area. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. what is the worst morning commute you ever had to endure? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. the pentagon may offer some benefits to same-sex couples. there is another fiscal showdown on capitol
john boehner said, "we believe there's a better way to reduce the deficit." part of the proposal has included cuts to entitlement programs like medicare and social security. the president signaled yesterday he may be open to some of those. hallie jackson, wbal-tv 11 news . >> some good news for the housing industry. home prices rose by more than -- the most in six and half years. prices rose by 8.3% in december. prices rose last year in 46 of the 50 states. this helps to fuel...
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. >> playing up the importance of a growing the economy and less emphasis on deficits and debts. >> that is what you can expect to hear from the president's speech tonight. the debt ceiling will be back in mid may. >> who is on the guest list tonight? of facesseeing a lot in the crowd including people from newtown, connecticut, first responders. you also have guests representing health care, military life and immigration. along with the apple ceo and mrs. obama will be accompanied by the parents of a teenager killed in chicago. >> hallie jackson, thank you. >> desperate times call for desperate measures. that is the message from mayor stephanie rawlings-blake. she is looking for new ways to bring in revenue including having city employees contribute to their own pension. >> baltimore's pension system for civilian workers is the only large system in maryland that does not require an employer contribution. that must change. >> the mayor wants to reduce the property-tax rate. >> who will be elected to follow the pope? kim dacey joins us live in north baltimore with more on the story. good m
. >> playing up the importance of a growing the economy and less emphasis on deficits and debts. >> that is what you can expect to hear from the president's speech tonight. the debt ceiling will be back in mid may. >> who is on the guest list tonight? of facesseeing a lot in the crowd including people from newtown, connecticut, first responders. you also have guests representing health care, military life and immigration. along with the apple ceo and mrs. obama will be...
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meant to be so egregious that lawmakers would have to come to agreement on deficit reduction. but that hasn't happened. and time is running out. >> if the sequester is allowed to go forward, thousands of americans who work in fields like national security, education, or clean energy are likely to be laid off. >> reporter: the cuts would also amount to a 13% reduction for the military. >> this will badly damage our national defense and compromise our ability to respond to crises in a dangerous world. >> reporter: in washington, it's the same old sticking points with the president insisting the deal include new taxes. >> we sure as heck should be willing to ask those of us who are luckiest in society to close a few loopholes and deductions that the average american doesn't get. >> reporter: while republicans say it's time to reform entitlements and cut spending. >> we believe there's a better way to lower the deficit, but americans do not support sacrificing real spending cuts for more tax hikes. >> i think the chances of a deal to avert the sequester are less than 50/50 because
meant to be so egregious that lawmakers would have to come to agreement on deficit reduction. but that hasn't happened. and time is running out. >> if the sequester is allowed to go forward, thousands of americans who work in fields like national security, education, or clean energy are likely to be laid off. >> reporter: the cuts would also amount to a 13% reduction for the military. >> this will badly damage our national defense and compromise our ability to respond to...
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slow as it is and the deficit issues that face our kids and grandkids. a lot of lip service is paid to dealing with the middle class. i get concerned we're talking about just us. what about our kids? what about the middle class of the future? what life will they have? to me it is -- i campaigned on a suicide mission to reform reform. and dre and do tax every meeting, i would talk about those things and those things ony. -- only. i am still here. >> in answer to that question, i was in a meeting in september of home.t mark warner's alan greenspan was there. do aid, why don't you something big on this fiscal challenge? are you going to do it before or after the bond market crashes and it will crash. he was not known for hyperbole. it struck me that the former chair of the federal reserve was saying you're facing an impending crisis and you are going to need to deal with it. are you going to deal with it before it hits or after? the answer is -- i want to deal with the problem before it becomes a crisis. we need to build trust necessary to find the solution
slow as it is and the deficit issues that face our kids and grandkids. a lot of lip service is paid to dealing with the middle class. i get concerned we're talking about just us. what about our kids? what about the middle class of the future? what life will they have? to me it is -- i campaigned on a suicide mission to reform reform. and dre and do tax every meeting, i would talk about those things and those things ony. -- only. i am still here. >> in answer to that question, i was in a...
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. >> reporter: the president will largely focus his attention on immigration reform and deficit reduction exactly one week ahead of his state of the union address. >>> a tragic story. new details on the death of a new york city mom murdered in turkey. >> she was supposed to come back and she didn't. >> they must have luck on their side. ste stephen and terri weaver were on a weekend getaway and returned with two lottery tickets. are you kidding me? >> couldn't believe we won twice. couldn't believe we had won as much as we did. >> jesse, will you come out? >> a gentleman never kisses and tells. >> pucker up. all right. >> loser pays up. boy, is al roker paying right now. >> here's what's happening in your neck of the -- your neck of the woods. >> l.a. reid, the music mogul and jennifer hudson. >> katharine mcphee is inside our studio warm and toasty. >> you remember her, tiffani thiess thiessen, of "saved from the bell." >> john harbaugh is with us from new orleans. >> we were watching your show in the room. you guys do a great job. we love your show. >> yes, there are men on trampolines
. >> reporter: the president will largely focus his attention on immigration reform and deficit reduction exactly one week ahead of his state of the union address. >>> a tragic story. new details on the death of a new york city mom murdered in turkey. >> she was supposed to come back and she didn't. >> they must have luck on their side. ste stephen and terri weaver were on a weekend getaway and returned with two lottery tickets. are you kidding me? >> couldn't...
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[applause] and one of our big problems right now, like i said i'm not -- you know, our deficit is a big problem. think about it. and our national debt -- [applause] sixteen a half trillion dollars, do you think that's not a lot of money? i'll tell you what, count one number per second which a candidate because what you get to 1000 it takes you longer to get to a second the but one number per second, do you know how long it would take you to count to 16 trillion? 507,000 years, more than half a million years to get there. we have to deal with this. here's a terrible. a family falls on hard times. a dad loses his job or gets demoted, it's part-time work. has five children. he comes to the five children and he says, we are going to have to reduce your allowance. well, they're not happy about it but he said, except for john and susan. they are exceptional. they get to keep their allowance. we may give them more. how do you think that is going to go down? not too well. same thing happens, enough said. what about our taxation system? so complex, there is no one who can possibly comply with ev
[applause] and one of our big problems right now, like i said i'm not -- you know, our deficit is a big problem. think about it. and our national debt -- [applause] sixteen a half trillion dollars, do you think that's not a lot of money? i'll tell you what, count one number per second which a candidate because what you get to 1000 it takes you longer to get to a second the but one number per second, do you know how long it would take you to count to 16 trillion? 507,000 years, more than half a...
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. >> gold and manufacturing, education, national security and the deficit. real achievable plans that will lead to new jobs. >> reporter: tonight's state of the union comes two weeks before a new round of budget showdowns between the president and republicans. draconian spending cuts march 1st that both sides say they want to avoid but will kick in if nothing is done and then march 31st, the government runs out of fund iing. the president, pushing for tax hikes on the wealthy. republicans insisting on major spending cuts. >> the president will actually have to move beyond the gimmicks and the taxes and propose real spending reductions. >> reporter: despite the economic focus, the issue of guns, especially the memory of newtown, will loom over the house chamber with lawmakers inviting guests from both sides of the gun debate, from ted nugent on one side, to several victims on the other, including gabriel giffords, who stars in this new ad. >> take it from me. congress must act. let's get this done. >> tonight, there will be a lot of acting cabinet secretaries
. >> gold and manufacturing, education, national security and the deficit. real achievable plans that will lead to new jobs. >> reporter: tonight's state of the union comes two weeks before a new round of budget showdowns between the president and republicans. draconian spending cuts march 1st that both sides say they want to avoid but will kick in if nothing is done and then march 31st, the government runs out of fund iing. the president, pushing for tax hikes on the wealthy....
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but, you know, our -- the deficit is a big problem. think about it. [applause] our national debt $16.5 trillion, you think that's not a lot of money? i'll tell you what, count one number per second. you can't even do. once you get to $1,000 it takes you locker than a second. one number per second. do you know how long it would take to $16 trillion. 507 million years to get there. here is the parable, a family follows -- falls on hard time. dad loses the job or gets demoted and has five children. he comes to the five children and says we have to reduce your allowance. they're not happy about it. but he said, except for john and susan. they're special. they goat keep their allowance. we may give them more. how do you think that's going to go down? not too well. the same thing happens. enough said. what about our taxation system? so complex there's no one who can possibly comply to every. i want to get you for you, i can get you on a tax issue. that doesn't make any sense. what we need to do is come up with something that is simple. and when i pick up my
but, you know, our -- the deficit is a big problem. think about it. [applause] our national debt $16.5 trillion, you think that's not a lot of money? i'll tell you what, count one number per second. you can't even do. once you get to $1,000 it takes you locker than a second. one number per second. do you know how long it would take to $16 trillion. 507 million years to get there. here is the parable, a family follows -- falls on hard time. dad loses the job or gets demoted and has five...
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the president will largely focus his attention on immigration reform and deficit reduction exactly one week ahead of his state of the union address. president obama is juggling a full plate of proposals on guns and immigration. janet napolitano. >> we are committed to making sure this sector and the entire southwest border remains secure. >> reporter: immigration reform would allow estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the u.s. to earn citizenship. on monday he took his push for tougher gun laws to minneapolis, the city known as murderapolis in the mid '90s. >> weapons of war have no place on our streets or in our schools or threaten iing our law enforcement officers. >> reporter: against the backdrop of those officers, president obama urged supporters to call on congress to act. >> we don't have to agree on everything to agree it's time to do something. >> reporter: while both sides largely agree with a need for extended background checks, reinstating the assault weapons ban remains the most controversial effort. president obama is ignoring the nation's economic chall
the president will largely focus his attention on immigration reform and deficit reduction exactly one week ahead of his state of the union address. president obama is juggling a full plate of proposals on guns and immigration. janet napolitano. >> we are committed to making sure this sector and the entire southwest border remains secure. >> reporter: immigration reform would allow estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the u.s. to earn citizenship. on monday he took...